Monthly Archives: February 2013

A Brief Story I teach math and science at a small high school in southeast Alaska, and my classroom window looks out on the playground of a kindergarten-first grade school. I have a clear view every day of the back … Continue reading →

Back to Tutorial Contents Kittens! In the last section we improved the scoring system, which made the game a little more interesting. But so far the game strategy for playing Balloon Ninja is pretty simple. You just grab the sword, and … Continue reading →

Back to Tutorial Contents Pop Rate In the last section of this tutorial, we implemented some logic to determine when the game was over. This was fairly simple logic; the game is over when you miss more than 3 balloons. This … Continue reading →

Back to Tutorial Contents Start Screen In the last section we added some game logic to Balloon Ninja, which made it more interesting to play. Now let’s add a start button, so the game does not start as soon as we … Continue reading →

What are we doing? In one of my Life Science classes, we are looking at the issue of methamphetamine use within a community, from a scientific perspective. We have been looking at how a healthy body functions, and how meth … Continue reading →

Back to Tutorial Contents Faster Balloons In the last section we added a scoreboard to Balloon Ninja. Let’s make the game a little more interesting by making the balloons speed up a little every time a balloon is popped. If you … Continue reading →